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INTRODUCTION When, after four years of deliberation, the European Parliament finally approved the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in April 2016, the European Commission declared that the new rules would “ensure that the fundamental right to personal data protection is guaranteed for all.”

As U.S. college student debt climbed at an alarming pace in the early to mid-2000s, more advocates began pushing for an overhaul of the student aid program to make higher education more accessible. In 2007, lawmakers joined the cause, and Congress and then-President George W.

The first bill Democrats introduced after gaining control of the House in the 2018 midterms (H.R. 1, the For the People Act) is an expansive voting reform package clearly signaling that reforming the US electoral system is an important priority. The sweeping legislation proposes a

In the highly partisan environment of the 116th Congress, the outlook for agreement on most issues appears bleak. Yet there is at least one proposal that has garnered approval from Republicans, Democrats, and the administration: federal paid family leave. In general, paid family leave proposals

American healthcare has been called a paradox — and for good reason. On one hand, the U.S. spends big on health. In 2016, the United States spent almost 18 percent of its GDP on health care, a larger percentage than that of comparable high-income nations

Will Congress take legislative action on consumer privacy this year? Some members of Congress say that it’s time, including Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-6), the new chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. During an April 2018 committee hearing, Pallone stated that “the current

During the Obama administration, the US’ drone and air strike program grew dramatically in response to an increasing number of global terror threats. While battling the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Taliban in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and al-Qaeda affiliated groups across

The “Made in China 2025” program has made headlines in the United States, especially in connection with President Trump’s recent trade disputes with China. Although media coverage of it increased in 2018, the program took effect in 2015. Made in China 2025, as its name

Cell phones have come a long way over the past 35 years. America’s first commercial mobile phone, the 1983 Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, was over a foot long, cost $4,000, and only made calls over first-generation (1G) analog wireless networks. Today, consumers can use their phones